WEBVTT REPORTER: THE ENTIRE WORLD HASBEEN WATCHING PRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.NO PLACE BESIDES THE PALMBEACHES HAVE GOTTEN THIS UNIQUEVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACYAND THE NATIONAL POLITICALTHEATER.OUT OF HIS 100 DAYS AS PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES, DONALDTRUMP HAS SPENT NEARLY 20% OFHIS TIME IN FLORIDA, ABOUT 17AND A HALF DAYS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY.THE FIRST VISIT CAME WITHCONTOVERSY JUST TWO WEEKS AFTERTHE INAUGURATION.PRESIDENT TRUMP ARRIVED FOR AVERSAILLES-THEMED RED CROSSCHARITY BALL AT MAR-A-LAGO,WHILE PROTESTERS GATHEREDOUTSIDE HIS PALM BEACH ESTATE.A MIX OF EXCIMENT ANDAPPREHENSION FOR THE SIX VISITSTO FOLLOW.NUMBER TWO CAME LESS THAN A WEEKLATER.AN HISTORIC VISIT BETWEEN TRUMPAND JAPANESE PRIME MINISTERSHINZO ABE.BUT A TEST MISSLE FROM NORTHKOREA WOULD MAR THEPICTURE-PERFECT MEETING, FURTHERCOMPLICATED BY THIS.MEMBERS POSTED PHOTOS OF THE TWOWORLD LEADERS AMID THEINTERNATIONAL CRISIS SEEMINGLYREVIEWING DOCUMENTS OVER DINNERAT MAR-A-LAGO.THE NEXT WEEKEND, ANOTHERPRESIDENTAL VISIT TO PALM BEACH.A TOTAL OF THREE BACK-TO-BACKVISITS IN FEBRUARY.BUT THIS TIME, TRUMP TOOKAIR FORCE ONE ON A DAY TRIP TOMELBOURNE, FLORIDA, FOR HISFIRST CAMPAIGN VISIT ASPRESIDENT.TRUMP TOOK ONE WEEK OFF BUT HE, WAS BACK THE FIRST WEEK INMARCH.IN LESS THEN 24 HOURS, TRUMP'STWEETS SET OFF A FIRE STORM HECONTINUES TO BATTLE.BEFORE SUNRISE, TRUMP TOOK TOTWITTER TO ACCUSE FORMERPRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA OF WIRETAPPING.THE FIFTH VISIT, ON ST. PATRICKSDAY WEEKEND, A LUCKY ONE FOR AGROUP OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS,PLUCKED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THEROAD TO MEET THE MAN HIMSELF ATMAR-A-LAGO.IN APRIL, A MEETING THATOVERSHADOWED ALL TO DATE.THE SHERIFF CALLED IT THEBIGGEST SECURITY OPERATION OFHIS CAREER WHEN TRUMP INVITEDTHE PRESIDENT OF CHINA TO THEPALM BEACHES.DESPITE AN INFLUX OF HUNDREDS OFPROTESTERS AND SUPPORTERS FROMACROSS THE GLOBE, ONLY A FEWARRESTS AND A SOFTENINGRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S.AND CHINA.BUT AS THE TWO WORLD LEADERSDINED, NEWS BROKE OF TRUMP'SDECISION TO BOMB SYRIA.A WEEK LATER, ANOTHER TRIP TOPALM BEACH.TRUMP TOUCHED DOWN HOURS AFTERDROPPING THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMBSIN AFGHANISTAN.THE WORLD LEFT GRAPPLING WITHTHE MIDDLE EAST SHAKE-UP OVERTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WHILE TRUMPAND THE FIRST FAMILY KEPT UPWITH TRADITION ATTENDING CHURCHAT BETHESDA BY THE SEA AND ANEGG HUNT AT MAR-A-LAGO WHILE SOME SAY THE ATTENTIONBROUGHT TO THE PALM BEACH ISPRICELESS, THESE VISITS EXPECTEDTO COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OFDOLLARS.STATE DEPARTMENT WEBSITESTOUTING TRUMP FULFILLING THEDREAM OF MAR-A-LAGO'S ORIGINALOWNER, BY MAKING THIS THE WINTERWHITEHOUSE, RIPPED FROM THE WEBTHIS WEEK AFTER A GOVERNMENTWATCHDOG GROUP ALLEGEDGOVERNMENT FUNDS WERE BEING USEDTO PROMOTE A PRIVATE BUSINESS.COUNTY ESTIMATES PLACE THE COSTOF PROTECTING THE PRESIDENTCLOSER TO $4 MILLION.IT IS UNCLEAR IF TRUMP WILLRETURN FOR MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.THAT IS TRADITIONALLY WHENMAR-A-LAGO CLOSES FOR THESUMMER.

The entire world has been following the Presidents first months in office but the Palm Beaches got a view of national politics and international diplomacy unlike anywhere else.
Out of his 100 days as President of the United States, Donald Trump has spent nearly 20 percent of his time in Florida and a little more than 17 days in Palm Beach County.
Two weeks after Inauguration Day, President Trump was in Palm Beach. Trump's first visit as commander in Chief coincided with a Versailles themed Red Cross charity ball at Mar-a-Lago while protesters gathered outside his Palm Beach Estate.
The second trip came less than a week later when Trump and First Lady Melania were accompanied by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife.
A test missile from North Korea that would mark the picture perfect meeting further complicated by controversial posts on social media.
Mar-a-Lago members posted photos of the two world leaders amid the international crisis, seemingly reviewing documents over dinner at the club.
The next weekend another presidential visit to Palm Beach rounded out a total of three back-to-back visits in February but this time Trump took Air Force One on a day trip to Melbourne Florida for his first campaign visit as president.
Trump was back the first week in March and less then 24 hours later his tweets set off a fire storm he continues to battle. Before sunrise Trump took to twitter to accuse former President Barack Obama of wire tapping
The fifth visit on St. Patrick's Day weekend was a lucky one for a group of Trump supporters, plucked off of the side of the road to meet the man himself at Mar-a-Lago.
In April, a meeting overshadowed all to date. The sheriff called it the biggest security operation of his career when Trump invited the President of China to the Palm Beaches. >>Download WPBF 25 News App: Apple IOS | AndroidDespite an influx of hundreds of protesters and supporter from across the globe, the visit resulted in only a few arrests and a softening relationship between the us and china. But as the two world leaders dined news broke of Trump's decision to bomb Syria.
A week later Trump touched down hours after dropping the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan. The world left grappling with the Middle East shake up over the holiday weekend while Trump and the first family kept up with tradition; attending church at Bethesda by the Sea and an egg hunt at Mar-a-Lago.
While some say the attention brought to the Palm Beach is priceless, the visits are expected to cost tax payers millions of dollars.
State Department websites touting Trump "fulfilling the dream" of the Mar-a-lago's original owner were ripped from the web this week after a government watchdog group alleged government funds were being used to promote a private business.
Security costs are edging closer to $4 million in the Palm Beaches while president Trump will not be in Palm Beach this weekend it's unclear if he will return for Mother's Day when Mar-a-Lago traditionally closes for the summer.

PALM BEACH, Fla. —

The entire world has been following the Presidents first months in office but the Palm Beaches got a view of national politics and international diplomacy unlike anywhere else.

Out of his 100 days as President of the United States, Donald Trump has spent nearly 20 percent of his time in Florida and a little more than 17 days in Palm Beach County.

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Two weeks after Inauguration Day, President Trump was in Palm Beach. Trump's first visit as commander in Chief coincided with a Versailles themed Red Cross charity ball at Mar-a-Lago while protesters gathered outside his Palm Beach Estate.

The second trip came less than a week later when Trump and First Lady Melania were accompanied by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife.

A test missile from North Korea that would mark the picture perfect meeting further complicated by controversial posts on social media.

Mar-a-Lago members posted photos of the two world leaders amid the international crisis, seemingly reviewing documents over dinner at the club.

The next weekend another presidential visit to Palm Beach rounded out a total of three back-to-back visits in February but this time Trump took Air Force One on a day trip to Melbourne Florida for his first campaign visit as president.

Trump was back the first week in March and less then 24 hours later his tweets set off a fire storm he continues to battle. Before sunrise Trump took to twitter to accuse former President Barack Obama of wire tapping

The fifth visit on St. Patrick's Day weekend was a lucky one for a group of Trump supporters, plucked off of the side of the road to meet the man himself at Mar-a-Lago.

In April, a meeting overshadowed all to date. The sheriff called it the biggest security operation of his career when Trump invited the President of China to the Palm Beaches.

Despite an influx of hundreds of protesters and supporter from across the globe, the visit resulted in only a few arrests and a softening relationship between the us and china. But as the two world leaders dined news broke of Trump's decision to bomb Syria.

A week later Trump touched down hours after dropping the mother of all bombs in Afghanistan.

The world left grappling with the Middle East shake up over the holiday weekend while Trump and the first family kept up with tradition; attending church at Bethesda by the Sea and an egg hunt at Mar-a-Lago.

While some say the attention brought to the Palm Beach is priceless, the visits are expected to cost tax payers millions of dollars.

State Department websites touting Trump "fulfilling the dream" of the Mar-a-lago's original owner were ripped from the web this week after a government watchdog group alleged government funds were being used to promote a private business.

Security costs are edging closer to $4 million in the Palm Beaches while president Trump will not be in Palm Beach this weekend it's unclear if he will return for Mother's Day when Mar-a-Lago traditionally closes for the summer.